Ashland Demographics

Population Ashland U.S.
Total Population 1,955 281,421,920
Female 52.2% 50.9%
Male 47.8% 49.1%
18 years and over 76.6% 74.3%
65 years and over 13.6% 12.4%
Married Persons 51.8% 56.5%
Single Persons 48.2% 43.5%
Median Age 36.8 35.3
Average Family Size 2.8 3.1
Ethnicity
White 98.4% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.4% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 0.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.3% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 0.8% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Ashland U.S.
Total Housing Units 1,149 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $85,100 $119,600
Number of Households 853 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.29 2.59
Economic Characteristics Ashland U.S.
Median Household Income $33,345 $41,994
Per Capita Income $17,450 $21,587
In Labor Force 69.2% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 38 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Ashland U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 205 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 106 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 106 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 38.4% 28.6%
Associates Degree 8.0% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 11.8% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 6.7% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census